Palestinian Authority Continues Its “Pay for Slay” Policy
In 2017, we published a paper that revealed the fact that the Palestinian Authority is paying by law salaries to terrorists arrested in Israeli jails and to the families of deceased terrorists and injured...
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians
Since the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the
mid-1990s, the U.S. government has committed approximately $5 billion in bilateral assistance to
the Palestinians, who are among the world’s...
Evaluation of the Israeli/Palestinian Schoolbook Research Project
The Israeli-Palestinian schoolbook research project was commissioned by the Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land (CRIHL) and financed by the US State Department. It started in 2009 and was headed by Professor...
Fatah as “Moderate” A Hard Look Post-Annapolis
This comes four months after the release of the primary report: “Fatah as ‘Moderate’” - seen at http://israelbehindthenews.com/pdf/ModerateFatah.pdf.
The fully documented update that follows this summary examines a marked pattern of incidents – statements and actions by...
March 2007 Addendum to Myth of a “Moderate” Fatah
On February 8, 2007, Fatah and Hamas leaders, meeting in Mecca under the sponsorship of Saudi Arabia, reached agreement on the formation of a PA unity government.
The Accord they produced, roughly based upon the Prisoners...
Constitution of the State of Palestine – Third Draft
The executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, having renewed the instructions of the Palestinian National Council for the establishment of a special committee to prepare the Constitution of the State of Palestine, the...
On-going Evidence of Fatah Immoderation
The Center for Near East Policy Research has done a series of reports monitoring the failure of Fatah, the controlling party of the Palestinian Authority, and PA president Mahmoud Abbas to demonstrate genuine moderation.
This issue has...
Quotes from Palestinian Authority Textbooks (Hebrew)
Quotes from Palestinian Authority Textbooks (Hebrew)
Israeli Middle East expert David Bedein: “Fatah cooperates with Hamas”
In an exclusive interview with JerusalemOnline, David Bedein, the head of the Center for Near East Policy Research, discussed the connections between Hamas and Fatah, which are highlighted in his recently published book titled:...
Fatah Conference: August 2009: A Major Opportunity Denied
Many well-informed persons are unaware of this Fatah constitution. And many of those who are familiar with it believe it is an anachronism: That is, as Fatah itself has changed, post-Oslo, its original constitution, which...